hocus-pocus in British English · 1. trickery or chicanery · 2. mystifying jargon · 3. an incantation used by conjurors or magicians when performing tricks · 4.
hocus-pocusho‧cus-po‧cus /ˌhəʊkəs ˈpəʊkəs $ ˌhoʊkəs ˈpoʊ-/ noun [uncountable] ; UNTRUEa method or belief that you think is based on false ideas He thinks ...
Hocus-pocus is an illusion or a meaningless distraction that tricks you in some way. Some people believe in astrology, while others think horoscopes are ...